Setup History
- 2016: Purchased with cAFM and Kalvin Probe module.
- 2022: Relocated to SupraFAB
Official Documents and Operation
Quick Operation Guide
- Download Document (PDF) (Word)
Device Handling
Contact Mode
AC (Intermittent) Mode
- Conductive AFM
- Liquid AFM
- Download Summary of Steps (PDF) (Word)
Tips for Cantilever
- https://www.nanoandmore.com/
- AC Mode:
- BudgetSensors Tap300: -G (uncoated), Al-G (aluminium coated), GD-G or GB-G (gold coated)
- they are quite good standard tips (tip radius <10nm). Choose gold coated for liquid-AFM.
- 10 pcs / ~ 200 €
- Nanosensors PPP-NCx (Point Probe Plus - Non-Contact), NCH (higher frequency), NCL (lower frequency), NCR (aluminium coated), NCAuD (gold coated)
- Slightly better in performance, but also more expensive.
- 10 pcs /~ 330 €
- BudgetSensors Tap300: -G (uncoated), Al-G (aluminium coated), GD-G or GB-G (gold coated)
- AC Mode (LIQUID):
- BudgetSensors Multi75GD-G or Multi75GB-G (both gold coated)
- Recommended for basic liquid-AFM using AC mode.
- 10 pcs / ~260 €
- BudgetSensors Multi75GD-G or Multi75GB-G (both gold coated)
- Contact Mode:
- AIR: BudgetSensors Contact-G (uncoated) or ContAl-G (aluminium coated)
- LIQUID: BudgetSensors ContGD-G (gold coated)
- AC Mode:
Downloads
Software | Description | Link |
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Gwyddion | Freeware to process recorded SPM data. Available for Windows, Linux and Mac. | http://gwyddion.net/ |
WSxM | Software to process recorded AFM data. Free for non-commercial usage. Windows only. | http://www.wsxm.eu/ |
JPK SPM Processing | Official JPK Software (v. 6.0.65) for processing your data. Windows only | <ask cleanroom management> |
Useful Links
Description | Link | |
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Artifacts in AFM | A nice summary of artifacts in AFM. | |
Artifacts in AFM | F. Gołek, P. Mazur, Z. Ryszka, S. Zuber: "Artifacts in AFM" | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.01.149 |
Application Note of NT-MDT: | T. Füzik, P. Ulbrich, T. Ruml: "Imaging of biological smaples in liquid environment" Institute of Chemical Technology Prague, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology | |
Calibration of AFM cantilever | The following link are useful in order to calibrate the spring constant of a cantilever. The first method is the one I am more partial. The second was considered the gold standard but the above method has gained respect. | http://www.physics.uwo.ca/~hutter/calibration/afmcal.html http://www.asylumresearch.com/Applications/CantileverCal/AddedMass.pdf |